unsettled

Examples

• All

• Children can sense that feeling, the unsettled ether in a room where someone has just come in.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Dear Sarah, I hated leaving when things between us were so unsettled, but I had to get back.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Well, if nobody wants to say anything else, it's it's still an unsettled area.

• It's going to create unsettled feeling in this relationship.

  Stephan Speaks

• And I would imagine that any area where you feel unsettled, right there it is.

• And also, I feel unsettled about my career.

  Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

• I have an unsettled feeling.

  Phantom Thread (2017)

• The song "Ancient Mother" came to me at an unsettled period of my life.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Back in the States, I found myself ill at ease, somehow unsettled by where I had been.

  Academic text (2007)

• As long as this issue remained unsettled, the military showed a determination to influence the debate.

  Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

U

uncertain

vsunsettled

149 2.8

Not known for sure and likely to change

adds a sense of unresolved decision and missing final stability

U

unstable

vsunsettled

80 4.4

Not steady and likely to change, fail, or fall

focuses more on lack of decision and unresolved status rather than fragility

U

undecided

vsunsettled

75 2.9

Not yet sure which option or side to choose

covers broader lack of resolution and overall instability beyond choice

U

unresolved

vsunsettled

56 4.4

A problem or question that is still not solved

applies more generally to states lacking finality or stability

U

up in the air

vsunsettled

31 4.7

Not yet decided or settled

emphasizes the continuing lack of resolution and steady state

I

in limbo

vsunsettled

27 7.2

Waiting without a clear decision or result

is broader, meaning lacking certainty or a settled final state

U

unconfirmed

vsunsettled

• Literature

20 4.2

Not yet proven to be true or official

is wider, covering general lack of resolution beyond verification

U

undetermined

vsunsettled

20 4.6

Not yet decided or known

is about lack of finality and stability rather than mere unknown status

U

unmoored

vsunsettled

3 7.0

Not held in place and often feels unstable or uncertain

is about uncertainty and absence of final decision rather than physical mooring

U

unset

vsunsettled

1 5.8

Not fixed in place or not given a value

covers more general uncertainty and lack of final resolution

U

unfixed

vsunsettled

1 6.5

Not decided or clear about a plan like a date

focuses more on general lack of resolution and steady condition

U

unfirm

vsunsettled

1 8.0

Soft ground that moves or sinks easily

focuses more on absence of decision and lasting stability rather than looseness

U

uncemented

vsunsettled

6.6

Not firmly agreed or fixed

is about lack of final decision and ongoing instability

N

noncommitted

vsunsettled

• Specialized

5.6

Changes not yet saved or confirmed in a system

is about an unresolved state or lack of stable outcome overall

U

undealt

vsunsettled

7.4

Problems that are not yet handled or fixed

is broader, meaning not settled or lacking a stable final state

U

unconverged

vsunsettled

• Specialized

8.4

Not reached a stable final state in a calculation or process

is more general, applying to any unresolved condition

U

uncongealed

vsunsettled

8.2

Not fixed or clear yet, like a plan

is broader, meaning not resolved, decided, or stable overall

Antonyms

S

stable

473 2.3

Not likely to change and stays steady over time

S

settled

3.4

Decided so there is no more doubt or argument

S

settled

3.3

Stable and unlikely to change

How Final

final

∞ 1.0

settled

3.3

decided

2.6

unsettled

22 4.2

tentative

57 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology